The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-03

estate and used them as margins in dealing
in stocks.
JOHN TAYLOR, late president of the Nor
mon Church, was buried Friday. Wilfred
Woodruff, as president of the twelve apos-
ties, has become president of the church,
the organization thus continuing without
Interruption.
ARMoUR's new lighthouse at Chicago,
covering nearly a square, was burned last
week, with about $4,000 hides, / 600 dressed
and 1000 undressed cattle, 800 dressed
sheep and 100 hogs. Loss nearly 100000;
insurance S195,0OO.
SEVERE storms are reported from Dakota
and Minnesota The wind blew eighty
miles an hour and did much damage A
tornado struck the town of Moland, Mimi,
blowing down houses and injurng many
people, one person fatally.
On the Hooksett branch of the Concord
railway, Saturday, the mixed andpassenger
trains collided, wrecking many freight-cars
and killing George French, the express
messenger, and Frank Barney, brakeman,
besides injuring many others.
CoNsTERNAT1oN has been caused among
the Chicago booders by the intention of
George Kleinn, president of the board of
county commissioners, to tell what he
knows There will now be wholesale
haul of thieves for the Joliet penitentiary.
DIR. MCGLYNN, in an article contributed
TO tlle NOrtN american HcftcW, points Out
perils in America in the fact that efforts are
being made chiefly by the Catholic Church,
to prevent fOreign-born people aSsimilating
with the native type and in the hostility of
that church to the public schools.
A CASE is reported from Buffalo where a
man supposed to have been dead for hours
from the effects of large dose of morphia
was restored to life Artificial respiration
was resorted to by professor who had been
making experiments in viviSection, and the
operation proved entirely successful.
CHARLES REED, the Chicago lawyer who de-
Tended Guiteau, is said to have been caught
trying to take money from the drawer of
Rich's restaurant in Jersey City, where he
has been boarding of late. He was not ar
rested, but was told not to enter the place
again. Reed has since attempted suicide
DISPATCHES from various points in Illinois
show that intense heat prevailed in the CEN
trail part of the state Thursday AT Lincoln
the mercury reached 102' in the shade and
several prostrations are reported. At Car
thage the same temperature was reached,
with one or two prostrationS. AT Peoria
the thermometer registered 100 and num-
Der of prostrations occurred. Four will
prove fatal.
THE Kentucky election was held Monday.
Returns from the interior of the state so
far indicate very large republican gains.
Returns from Kenton county, part of Car
|
that the union labor party polled a much
| larger vote than the republicans, the demo-
Gratis polling about the usual vote. Pro-
hibition is defeated in Jefferson county
including Louisville.
II. S. CANTwELL, aged nineteen, son OF
Robert w. Cantwell of Malone, n. Y, was
arrested Friday night charged with forging
the name of Webster Brothers to two checks
aggregating 81 900, which he negotiated in
| Plattsburgh, n. Y, and when received in
Malone in due course the forgery was dis.
covered. He denies his guilt but has been
| positively identified as the party who negoti-
ated the checks. His family are highly re-
spected.
THE Kennebec Journdi says that state.
ment in a telegram from Washington to the
Boston Herdd asserting that Mr.. Blaine is
a very sick man and suffering from serious
internal disorder is absolutely false. A let.
ter received in that city last week written
by Mrs. Blaine, dated Bridge of Earn, Scot
| land, July II, contains this statement: " Mr.
Blaine was never in better health than he
has been on this trip" 1t is said that ht
! Intends to prepare magazine review of his
travels and impressions in Great Britain
| for publication at home.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEY Pc
TIERS of Utah has filed suit against the trus
tees and managers of the Mormon Church
! in behalf of the United States, to diSincor.
! porate the said church and wind up it.
| business. The petition alleges that the
property is valued at $1,000 O00-S2, 000, 90,
in real estate and 81 100000 in persona
property 1t sets forth the law of congress
prohibiting any church from owning more
| than $50, 900 worth of property, and the sec
tons of the Edmunds-Tucker law of 1887
| providing for the disincorporation of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint
! by proceedings as here instituted, and es
cheating its property to the United States
for the benefit of the common school funds
of this territory.
THE steamer Martha's Vineyard" with
about four hundred twenty passengers, raj
ashore near Nobska light, Woods Holl, thu
10Th. The passengers were nearly all mem
bers of a New Bedford Baptist Sunday
| school, on an excursion to Falmouth
! Heights, eight miles from Woods Holl
The steamer brought up with a sudden jal
twenty minutes after leaving the Heights
about three-fourths OF a mile from the shore
and scene of confusion eusued. Among
the passengers were a large number o
women and children. Some of the ladie
tainted, and for short time it was though
panic would ensue. A rush was made fo
the life preservers. of which there was al
ample supply, and in a short time every
body was equipped with one. The passen
gers were taken off in the two boats belong
| ing to the steamer, assisted by others from
the shore. On landing they were taken b,
special trains to their homes
New York in Summer.